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Geoecology

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which component makes up the largest percentage of soil composition

a)

Air

b)

Water

c)

Mineral Matter

d)

Organic Matter

2.

What is the most common soil in Ireland

a)

Peat

b)

Gley

c)

Podzol

d)

Brown Earth

3.

In which horizon can the hardpan develop?

a)

O

b)

A

c)

B

d)

C

4.

The artificial watering of land is known as...

a)

arrigation

b)

sprinkler system

c)

irrigation

d)

horizon

5.

Which structure has the smallest grains?

a)

Blocky

b)

Platy

c)

Crumby

6.

What are the clumps of soil known as?

a)

Crumbs

b)

Grains

c)

Peds

d)

Horizons

7.

Soil from which parent rock is rich in calcium?

a)

limestone

b)

sandstone

c)

granite

d)

basalt

8.

Which process is an extreme form of leaching that adds acid to the soil and makes it infertile?

a)

Salinisation

b)

Podzolisation

c)

Calcification

d)

Hydrolysis

9.

Which one of the following is FALSE about brown earth soils?

a)

Water content is low

b)

Humus content is high

c)

Living organisms content is high

d)

Structure is crumb

10.
Acid rain is a serious problem in some countries.
a)
True 
b)
False
11.
Coal, oil and gas are examples of
a)
Shell Fuels
b)
Bone fuels
c)
Fossil fuels
d)
Sea fulels
12.

What force pushes the acidic clouds over NE Europe?

a)

Prevailing wind

b)

rain

c)

waves

d)

human

13.
TheGreenhouse Effect refers to when  gases such as_________ trap heat. 
a)
Carbon Dioxide
b)
Oxygen
14.

The rapid warming of the earth's atmosphere due to the burning of fossil fuels is known as:

a)

Acid Rain

b)

Global Warming

c)

Pollution

d)

Smog

15.
Which one of these is NOT a direct result of acid rain?
a)
damage to monuments
b)
dying fish
c)
spread of disease
d)
weakened trees
16.
How is acid rain formed?
a)
Carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide mix with water in the ocean.
b)
Carbon dioxide and oxygen mix with water in the air.
c)
Sulfur dioxide and carbon monoxide mix with lake water.
d)
Sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide mix with water in the air.
17.
In lakes  that are exposed to acid rain, fish populations are declining.
  This is primarily due to changes in which lake condition?
a)
size
b)
pH
c)
temperature
d)
location
18.
Acid rain has a pH <
a)
5
b)
6
c)
7
d)
8
19.
The dark-coloured, decomposed plant and animal matter found in soil. It is rich in nutrients and contributes to soil structure
a)
Humus 
b)
Texture 
c)
Loam 
d)
Parent material
20.
A measure of the proportion of different size mineral particles ( sand,silt and clay) that are found in a sample of soil
a)
Soil structure 
b)
Soil Texture 
c)
Soil formation
d)
soil Content
21.
A soil that contains equal amounts of sand, silt and clay
a)
Silt 
b)
Clay
c)
Sand
d)
Loam
22.
The process by which soil organic matter is converted to humus
a)
Oxidation
b)
Carbonation
c)
Humification
d)
organification
23.
This refers to the slope of the land
a)
Drainage
b)
Topography
c)
Upland 
24.
Deciduous trees ___________ their leaves in Autumn.
a)
shed
b)
grow
c)
restore
d)
increase
25.
Temperate deciduous forest are located between which two areas:
a)
the tropics and the cold land around the poles
b)
the equator and North America
c)
Antartica and Africa
d)
near the equator
26.
Which of the following biomes covers much of the eastern half of the United States and Ireland ?
a)
grassland
b)
desert
c)
temperate deciduous forest
d)
coniferous forest
27.
Which of the following trees are part of the deciduous forest biome?
a)
white pine
b)
cedar
c)
Oak
d)
conifers
28.
Which of the following BEST MATCHES the description of the climate off the  deciduous forest Biome?
a)
harsh
b)
mild
c)
extreme
d)
cold
29.
Why is the soil rich in a deciduous forest?
a)
fallen leaves make humus 
b)
dead trees provide wood for building
c)
fallen pine cones add minerals
d)
light shines through bare trees
30.
What is the approximate yearly rainfall in Cool Temperate oceanic climatic regions
a)
15,000ml
b)
1,500ml
c)
150ml
d)
150,000ml

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